Reserve Infantry Division of Guizhou Provincial Military District
| 8th Reserve Division of Kunming Military Region (1983-84) Reserve Division of Xingyi (1984-99) Reserve Infantry Division of Guizhou Provincial Military District (1999–) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1983.5 - |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | Guizhou Military District |
The Reserve Infantry Division of Guizhou Provincial Military District(Chinese: 贵州省军区陆军预备役步兵师) is a reserve infantry formation of the People's Liberation Army.
The activation of the 8th Reserve Division of Kunming Military Region(Chinese: 昆明军区预备役第八师) started on May 1, 1983, in Xingyi, Guizhou. The division was composed of the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th regiments and an artillery regiment.[1]
The division was formally activated in August-September 1984 when it was redesignated as the Reserve Division of Xingyi (Chinese: 兴义陆军预备役师).[2] By then the division was then composed of:
- 1st Regiment
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- Artillery Regiment
In 1999 the division was then redesignated as the Reserve Infantry Division of Guizhou Provincial Military District.
From 2005 the division was composed of:
- 1st Regiment - Zunyi, Guizhou
- 2nd Regiment - Duyun, Guizhou
- 3rd Regiment - Anshun, Guizhou
- Artillery Regiment - Xingyi, Guizhou
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment - Anshun, Guizhou[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 兴义市史志编纂委员会编. 兴义市志（1978-2006） （上册）[M]. 2008. pp.320
- ^ 刘治彪,龙世金,陈德勇,黄政权. 盘江两岸写春秋——贵州兴义预备役师全面加强建设纪实. 西南民兵. 1998-09-15
- ^ 黔府发〔2005〕20号,省人民政府省军区关于表彰民兵预备役部队基层建设先进单位和个人的决定, http://www.guizhou.gov.cn/zfgb/gzszfgb/200509/t20050908_1941208.html
